Orca - Memory Capture
Voice Memory & Reminder App
Free
Your brain isn't a storage system. Orca is.
Say it, type it, or snap it — Orca transcribes, categorizes, and reminds you at exactly the right moment. No folders. No manual tagging. Just drop it and move on.
Shopping & Recipes
Paste any recipe link and your ingredient list is ready to shop — sorted by aisle, not chaos. Build grocery, hardware, or warehouse lists by voice in seconds. Or browse the Discover feed — curated recipes from top food sites — and add everything to your cart with one tap.
Voice Capture
Speak naturally. Clothing sizes, birthdays, gift ideas, flights, restaurant recs — Orca files everything automatically in the right place.
Smart Reminders
One-time or recurring, set by voice. Orca reminds you when it actually matters.
Shared Spaces
Plan together in real time. Invite a partner, roommate, or family member — shared events, checklists, groceries, and notes that sync instantly across both your Today views and Calendars.
People & Gifts
Birthdays, gift ideas, budgets, and countdowns for everyone who matters. Mention a name and Orca links it automatically. Never show up empty-handed again.
Collectibles
Track your Pokémon card collection by set — mark what you own, what you're chasing, and see your collection's estimated value. Browse every TCG set, filter by rarity, and share your list with anyone in one tap. Lego sets and Smiski figures too.
Screenshots & Travel
Snap a hotel confirmation or flight itinerary — Orca reads it, saves it, and reminds you at the right time.
Media Queue
Track shows, movies, and books you want to watch or read. Browse trending titles and new releases by genre in Discover, add them instantly, and rate when you're done. Always know what's next.
Thoughts
A private notebook that stays out of your way. Write freely — no categorizing, no reminders. Just your notes, grouped by date.
more I’ve been really impressed with Orca—it makes capturing and organizing thoughts feel effortless. The interface is clean, fast, and intuitive, and it actually helps me remember things instead of losing them in a sea of notes. It’s quickly become one of those apps I rely on daily without even thinking about it. Highly recommend.
I’ve been really impressed with Orca—it makes capturing and organizing thoughts feel effortless. The interface is clean, fast, and intuitive, and it actually helps me remember things instead of losing them in a sea of notes. It’s quickly become one of those apps I rely on daily without even thinking about it. Highly recommend.
Beneficial in helping me keep track of previous conversations or ideas I’ve had. It allows me to go back to recall specific details
Beneficial in helping me keep track of previous conversations or ideas I’ve had. It allows me to go back to recall specific details
Great app for organizing and keeping track of everything I have going on, all in one place
Great app for organizing and keeping track of everything I have going on, all in one place
This is just what I needed!!!! I love how easy this app is to use. Thanks for making this!!!
This is just what I needed!!!! I love how easy this app is to use. Thanks for making this!!!
V3.2 - Small update on a few bugs
Gift ideas now will be saved as notes, but user can change them to tasks if needed
Stock tracker removed entirely — no more phantom price alerts from recipes
V3.1
Bug where only the owner of a shared space could send invites Your personal wish list is backed up in the event you delete the app and reinstall
V3.0
If you've been waiting on shared households — this one's for you. Orca now fits the whole family, and the grocery list finally belongs to everybody.
Shared households:
Shared spaces now hold up to 10 people, so the whole family fits in one. Invite anyone with a link you can text. Everyone picks a name when they join, so you can see who added what — and who already grabbed the milk.
Everyone's recipes pool together. Anyone can pick what's for dinner this week and the ingredients land on a single list: combined, sorted by aisle, and ticking off live as people shop. Tap the count on any item to see which recipes it came from.
Media Mode:
Rebuilt as a shelf with real cover art, with filters that apply across everything you're partway through and everything you've finished. Wrong poster? Tap to pick the right one.
General bugs:
Orca now understands times the way people say them — "eleven thirty", "at 11 30", "three o'clock". A time now sticks to the date in the same sentence instead of to today, and "March 3" in August means next March, not last.
3.2 20h ago
V3.1
Bug where only the owner of a shared space could send invites
Your personal wish list is backed up in the event you delete the app and reinstall
V3.0
If you've been waiting on shared households — this one's for you.
Orca now fits the whole family, and the grocery list finally
belongs to everybody.
Shared households:
Shared spaces now hold up to 10 people, so the whole family fits in
one. Invite anyone with a link you can text. Everyone picks a name
when they join, so you can see who added what — and who already
grabbed the milk.
Everyone's recipes pool together. Anyone can pick what's for dinner
this week and the ingredients land on a single list: combined,
sorted by aisle, and ticking off live as people shop. Tap the count
on any item to see which recipes it came from.
Media Mode:
Rebuilt as a shelf with real cover art, with filters that apply
across everything you're partway through and everything you've
finished. Wrong poster? Tap to pick the right one.
General bugs:
Orca now understands times the way people say them — "eleven
thirty", "at 11 30", "three o'clock". A time now sticks to the date
in the same sentence instead of to today, and "March 3" in August
means next March, not last.
Collectibles:
Collectibles now tracks video games alongside cards, LEGO and
Smiskis. Search by name or browse by console, from Switch 2 back to
the PS1.
3.1 Aug 27
V3.0
If you've been waiting on shared households — this one's for you.
Orca now fits the whole family, and the grocery list finally
belongs to everybody.
Shared households:
Shared spaces now hold up to 10 people, so the whole family fits in
one. Invite anyone with a link you can text. Everyone picks a name
when they join, so you can see who added what — and who already
grabbed the milk.
Everyone's recipes pool together. Anyone can pick what's for dinner
this week and the ingredients land on a single list: combined,
sorted by aisle, and ticking off live as people shop. Tap the count
on any item to see which recipes it came from.
Media Mode:
Rebuilt as a shelf with real cover art, with filters that apply
across everything you're partway through and everything you've
finished. Wrong poster? Tap to pick the right one.
General bugs:
Orca now understands times the way people say them — "eleven
thirty", "at 11 30", "three o'clock". A time now sticks to the date
in the same sentence instead of to today, and "March 3" in August
means next March, not last.
Collectibles:
Collectibles now tracks video games alongside cards, LEGO and
Smiskis. Search by name or browse by console, from Switch 2 back to
the PS1.
3.0 Aug 22
V2.9
Gallery, reimagined — Your collectibles now live in a museum: cards and figures on lit display shelves, a new Wall view that shows your entire collection at once, and a spotlight — hold your finger on the wall to light up any card in the dark.
Smarter shopping lists — Shopping across multiple recipes? The By Section view now combines duplicate ingredients and adds up quantities for you (2 cloves + 3 cloves = 5 cloves). Works with recipes scanned from cookbooks too.
Fix it on the fly — Edit a memory right in the capture banner and Orca re-detects the date, category, and reminder to match. Change "4pm" to "3pm" and your reminder moves with it.
Reliability fixes — Reminders now fire correctly for late-night captures, voice notes keep your last words, undo fully removes reminders, recurring tasks respect your time zone, and lots more polish.
2.9 Aug 7
V2.8.1
Updated onboarding screen and added dismissible onboarding banners to all 6 quick action views: Shopping, Thoughts, Shared Space, Media, Gifts, Collectibles
V2.8
Recipes got a major upgrade.
Add Recipe captured photos from cookbooks, now correctly merge split ingredient lines and capture full multi-line titles.
Share any recipe with friends directly from the app — even ones added by photo or typed manually, no link required.
Grocery Mode is cleaner and smarter.
List type (Grocery, Hardware, etc.) is now a simple dropdown from the title — no more clutter in the body.
New tabs: My List, Saved, and Discover, so your saved lists always have a home.
Save your current list with one tap and name it for later.
Watch / Read / Play mode improvements.
Finished items are now sorted by date completed.
Tap any stat pill (Movies, Shows, Books…) to filter the list to just that type — tap again to clear.
Fixed an issue where inviting someone who doesn't have the app yet would cause the shared space to stop working once they created their account.
2.8.1 Aug 2
V2.8
Recipes got a major upgrade.
Add Recipe captured photos from cookbooks, now correctly merge split ingredient lines and capture full multi-line titles.
Share any recipe with friends directly from the app — even ones added by photo or typed manually, no link required.
Grocery Mode is cleaner and smarter.
List type (Grocery, Hardware, etc.) is now a simple dropdown from the title — no more clutter in the body.
New tabs: My List, Saved, and Discover, so your saved lists always have a home.
Save your current list with one tap and name it for later.
Watch / Read / Play mode improvements.
Finished items are now sorted by date completed.
Tap any stat pill (Movies, Shows, Books…) to filter the list to just that type — tap again to clear.
Fixed an issue where inviting someone who doesn't have the app yet would cause the shared space to stop working once they created their account.
2.8 Aug 1
V2.7.2
Updated a few bugs related to multitasking memories and phantom pings. Added PSA feature for Pokémon cards.
**V2.7**
Collectibles (NEW) — Pokémon fans (Lego & Smiski), this one's for you!
Track your Pokémon card collection by set. Mark cards as owned or on your chase list, see your collection's estimated market value, and filter by rarity. Browse every TCG set, search Lego sets by theme, and track your Smiski figures. Share your collection or chase list as a link with anyone.
Shopping — Discover feed
Not sure what to cook? Browse curated recipes from top food sites and add all the ingredients to your cart in one tap.
Media — Discover feed
Trending movies, shows, and books now surface right in the app. Browse by genre and add anything to your queue instantly.
People & Gifts
Birthdays, budgets, and gift ideas — now even easier to track for everyone in your life. Plus, build your own wishlist so people always know what
2.7.2 Jul 26
V2.7.1
Updated a few bugs related to multitasking memories and phantom pings. Added PSA feature for Pokémon cards.
**V2.7**
Collectibles (NEW) — Pokémon fans (Lego & Smiski), this one's for you!
Track your Pokémon card collection by set. Mark cards as owned or on your chase list, see your collection's estimated market value, and filter by rarity. Browse every TCG set, search Lego sets by theme, and track your Smiski figures. Share your collection or chase list as a link with anyone.
Shopping — Discover feed
Not sure what to cook? Browse curated recipes from top food sites and add all the ingredients to your cart in one tap.
Media — Discover feed
Trending movies, shows, and books now surface right in the app. Browse by genre and add anything to your queue instantly.
People & Gifts
Birthdays, budgets, and gift ideas — now even easier to track for everyone in your life. Plus, build your own wishlist so people always know what to get you.
2.7.1 Jul 25
V2.7
Collectibles (NEW) — Pokémon fans (Lego & Smiski), this one's for you!
Track your Pokémon card collection by set. Mark cards as owned or on your chase list, see your collection's estimated market value, and filter by rarity. Browse every TCG set, search Lego sets by theme, and track your Smiski figures. Share your collection or chase list as a link with anyone.
Shopping — Discover feed
Not sure what to cook? Browse curated recipes from top food sites and add all the ingredients to your cart in one tap.
Media — Discover feed
Trending movies, shows, and books now surface right in the app. Browse by genre and add anything to your queue instantly.
People & Gifts
Birthdays, budgets, and gift ideas — now even easier to track for everyone in your life. Plus, build your own wishlist so people always know what to get you.
2.7 Jul 19
V2.6
Recipe Sharing — Share any recipe directly from the app via iMessage or AirDrop. Recipients tap the link and it imports straight into their Orca.
Grocery Mode improvements — Checkmarks now save when you close out mid-shop and restore when you come back. Check All / Uncheck All button added. Pantry Items button now saves its checks too.
Smarter grocery categorization — Corn starch, meatloaf mix, and measurement-based ingredients (e.g. "1 tsp pepper") now land in the right category.
Shared Events — Add a time to shared events; events without a time show as all-day in Apple Calendar.
2.6 Jun 29
V2.5
Apple Calendar Sync
Your memories and shared events with dates now sync to Apple Calendar automatically. Turn it on in Settings — choose single events only or include recurring reminders too.
Grocery & Recipe Fixes
Smarter aisle sorting — oils, vinegars, seeds, and tofu now land in the right sections.
Workout Mode Improvements
Quick Log now remembers your workout type for the day — select once and get straight to logging. Machine and free weight sets are tracked separately. Continue your session directly from the workout detail view.
2.5 Jun 14
*V2.4/2.3*
Think shared notes but BETTER
Shared Spaces — plan together in real time. Send an invite link to anyone — your partner, roommate, or family — and you're both in the same space. Add events, checklists, and notes that sync instantly for both of you. Shows up in your Today view and Calendar automatically. Shared Space past events get collapsed.
Thoughts — a free-form notebook inside Orca. Write freely without anything being turned into a reminder or categorized. Tabs, swipe to edit, date grouping. Your private scratchpad.
Morning Briefing — a daily 8am summary of what's on your plate. Tasks due today, overdue items, and upcoming birthdays in one notification.
*V2.2*
Shared Grocery Lists
Share your shopping list as a live link. Anyone can open it in a browser and check items off in real time — no app required.
Photo Notes
Capture a photo and attach a typed note or reminder. Perfect for tasks like "fix this" or "return this item."
Pantry Auto-Check
In shopping mode, tap "Check Pantry Items" to automatically mark off common staples you likely already have at home, such as salt, oil, spices, and water.
Smarter Grocery Sorting
Improved aisle categorization for a wider range of ingredients, including specialty and international items.
2.4 Jun 6
*V2.3*
Think shared notes but BETTER
Shared Spaces — plan together in real time. Send an invite link to anyone — your partner, roommate, or family — and you're both in the same space. Add events, checklists, and notes that sync instantly for both of you. Shows up in your Today view and Calendar automatically.
Thoughts — a free-form notebook inside Orca. Write freely without anything being turned into a reminder or categorized. Tabs, swipe to edit, date grouping. Your private scratchpad.
Morning Briefing — a daily 8am summary of what's on your plate. Tasks due today, overdue items, and upcoming birthdays in one notification.
*V2.2*
Shared Grocery Lists
Share your shopping list as a live link. Anyone can open it in a browser and check items off in real time — no app required.
Photo Notes
Capture a photo and attach a typed note or reminder. Perfect for tasks like "fix this" or "return this item."
Pantry Auto-Check
In shopping mode, tap "Check Pantry Items" to automatically mark off common staples you likely already have at home, such as salt, oil, spices, and water.
Smarter Grocery Sorting
Improved aisle categorization for a wider range of ingredients, including specialty and international items.
2.3 May 29
We heard you! These updates are directly from your feedback. Thank you!
*V2.2*
Updated dashboard UI
Shared Grocery Lists
Share your shopping list as a live link. Anyone can open it in a browser and check items off in real time — no app required.
Photo Notes
Capture a photo and attach a typed note or reminder. Perfect for tasks like "fix this" or "return this item."
Pantry Auto-Check
In shopping mode, tap "Check Pantry Items" to automatically mark off common staples you likely already have at home, such as salt, oil, spices, and water.
Smarter Grocery Sorting
Improved aisle categorization for a wider range of ingredients, including specialty and international items.
Recipe Instruction Editor
Edit cooking steps directly from a saved recipe without having to re-enter the whole thing.
*V2.0*
Apple Intelligence
Orca now uses on-device AI to understand your drops more deeply. Echo routing is more accurate — all processed privately on your device.
Fresh look for v2.0 — a sonar ping with mic, on teal. Matches the Sonar engine that powers Orca's memory routing under the hood.
2.2 May 22
We heard you! These updates are directly from your feedback. Thank you!
*V2.1*
Shared Grocery Lists
Share your shopping list as a live link. Anyone can open it in a browser and check items off in real time — no app required.
Photo Notes
Capture a photo and attach a typed note or reminder. Perfect for tasks like "fix this" or "return this item."
Pantry Auto-Check
In shopping mode, tap "Check Pantry Items" to automatically mark off common staples you likely already have at home, such as salt, oil, spices, and water.
Smarter Grocery Sorting
Improved aisle categorization for a wider range of ingredients, including specialty and international items.
Recipe Instruction Editor
Edit cooking steps directly from a saved recipe without having to re-enter the whole thing.
*V2.0*
Apple Intelligence
Orca now uses on-device AI to understand your drops more deeply. Echo routing is more accurate — all processed privately on your device.
Fresh look for v2.0 — a sonar ping with mic, on teal. Matches the Sonar engine that powers Orca's memory routing under the hood.
2.1 May 21
Orca just got a lot smarter.
Apple Intelligence
Orca now uses on-device AI to understand your drops more deeply. Echo routing is more accurate — all processed privately on your device.
Smarter People Detection
Orca now correctly identifies real people in your drops. Brands, companies, and places no longer show up as profile suggestions.
Grocery Mode Improvements
The "By section" view now uses AI to correctly sort tricky items like tofu, kimchi, and kombucha that the keyword system couldn't place.
New App Icon
Fresh look for v2.0 — a sonar ping with mic, on teal. Matches the Sonar engine that powers Orca's memory routing under the hood.
2.0 May 16
1. Smarter Reminders - Orca now understands natural relative time — "in 3 days", "call Phin in a week", "end of the month", "first of next month" all create pings automatically.
2. Orca now requires to sign-in to enable reminders and sync. Sign in with Apple takes 3 seconds and unlocks the full experience — pings, reminders, and cross-device sync all require an account to work reliably.
3. Add recipes directly from Shopping Mode — paste a URL, review ingredients and instructions, then tap Add to list. Recipes auto-populate your grocery list.
4. After creating your first memory, users now see a tips overlay explaining echo chips, ping detection, task toggle, and text editing.
5. Synced Media mode - if you get a new phone, you won't lose your shows/books that you need to watch!
1.4.1 May 9
Smarter Reminders
Update bugs to understand natural relative time — say "remind me in 3 days", "call Phin in a week", "pay the bill in 2 hours", or "follow up end of the month" and Orca sets the ping automatically. No need for specific dates.
End of Month & Week
New time phrases now supported — "end of the month", "end of week", "EOM", "first of next month" all create pings at the right time. Perfect for bills, expense reports, and recurring tasks.
1.4 May 5
*V1.3.1*
Bug fixes and improvements to Shopping Mode — extra items are now editable inline, voice input for grocery items is fixed, and produce items now sort to the correct aisle when pluralized. Added a clearer hint on the confirm banner to change the echo.
V1.3
Shopping Mode
A dedicated shopping experience built right into Orca. Choose from Grocery, Hardware, or Warehouse modes — each with smart aisle grouping so your list is always in store order. Add items by voice, save lists for later, and share with anyone.
Media Mode
Never lose track of what to watch or read. Queue shows, movies, and books with their streaming service. Mark them done, leave a star rating, and add a note. Drop a voice memory like "want to watch Severance on Apple TV+" and Orca queues it automatically.
Calendar Heatmap & Task Duration
Your calendar now shows what your month is made of — color coded by echo type so you can see patterns at a glance. Tasks now support duration so you can see your daily load before committing to more.
Improved Memory Editing
Editing a memory is now cleaner and more powerful. Update the echo, date, duration, reminders, and location all from one place.
1.3.1 May 4
Shopping Mode
A dedicated shopping experience built right into Orca. Choose from Grocery, Hardware, or Warehouse modes — each with smart aisle grouping so your list is always in store order. Add items by voice, save lists for later, and share with anyone.
Media Mode
Never lose track of what to watch or read. Queue shows, movies, and books with their streaming service. Mark them done, leave a star rating, and add a note. Drop a voice memory like "want to watch Severance on Apple TV+" and Orca queues it automatically.
Calendar Heatmap & Task Duration
Your calendar now shows what your month is made of — color coded by echo type so you can see patterns at a glance. Tasks now support duration so you can see your daily load before committing to more.
Improved Memory Editing
Editing a memory is now cleaner and more powerful. Update the echo, date, duration, reminders, and location all from one place.
1.3 May 1
Grocery Mode — A Whole New Level!
Build your list with or without recipes.
Add extra items by typing or use your voice to drop multiple items at once.
Shop by recipe or switch to aisle view for automatic grouping across categories.
Checked items sink to the bottom as you shop.
Swipe to hide recipe ingredients or delete extra items on the fly.
Your list auto-saves so you never lose progress. Save named lists to reuse every week. Share your list from anywhere.
1.2 Apr 14
*Bug Fixes*
Sonar Improvements
Added work-related keywords to allocate to correct categories
Travel Improvements
Fixed hotel map showing the correct city when uploading a reservation screenshot
Fixed duplicate maps appearing when manually editing a hotel location
Fixed hotel map edit button incorrectly opening Apple Maps
Added support for 150+ regional airports including Sarasota (SRQ), Palm Beach, Charleston, and more
Workout Improvements
Fixed cycling, hiking, and rowing being misidentified as running
Cycling now shows speed in mph, swimming shows pace per 100m
Fixed cardio icons throughout the app
Logging a full workout in one voice drop now captures all exercises correctly
"And" separated exercises now parse correctly (e.g. "run 2 miles and 50 push-ups")
Multiple cardio sessions logged separately in the same day now both appear
Quick Log now shows your workout progress when reopening mid-session
1.1 Apr 11
V3.2 - Small update on a few bugs
Gift ideas now will be saved as notes, but user can change them to tasks if needed
Stock tracker removed entirely — no more phantom price alerts from recipes
V3.1
Bug where only the owner of a shared space could send invites Your personal wish list is backed up in the event you delete the app and reinstall
V3.0
If you've been waiting on shared households — this one's for you. Orca now fits the whole family, and the grocery list finally belongs to everybody.
Shared households:
Shared spaces now hold up to 10 people, so the whole family fits in one. Invite anyone with a link you can text. Everyone picks a name when they join, so you can see who added what — and who already grabbed the milk.
Everyone's recipes pool together. Anyone can pick what's for dinner this week and the ingredients land on a single list: combined, sorted by aisle, and ticking off live as people shop. Tap the count on any item to see which recipes it came from.
Media Mode:
Rebuilt as a shelf with real cover art, with filters that apply across everything you're partway through and everything you've finished. Wrong poster? Tap to pick the right one.
General bugs:
Orca now understands times the way people say them — "eleven thirty", "at 11 30", "three o'clock". A time now sticks to the date in the same sentence instead of to today, and "March 3" in August means next March, not last.
more Version 3.2 20h ago
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